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  1. Members of the Department of Agriculture defended their 2027 proposed budget before the Senate finance committee on Wednesday, 21 October.

    Senate vows stricter spending control

    Philippine senators pledge stricter safeguards and greater transparency in the proposed P7.2-trillion 2027 national budget following a Supreme Court ruling on…

  2. SENATOR JV Ejercito

    JV challenges China critics

    Senator JV Ejercito defended his call to declare Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan persona non grata, challenging critics to speak up for Filipino troops and…

  3. Senator JV Ejercito during a budget hearing on Tuesday, 20 October.

    JV decries backlash over China envoy row

    Senator JV Ejercito defends his stance against Chinese envoy Jing Quan, questioning critics' silence on attacks against Filipino troops and fishermen in the…

  4. SENATOR JV Ejercito

    Ejercito panel grilling DBM on P58.5-B LGU fund

    Senator JV Ejercito said the Department of Budget and Management will face questions over the record-high ₱58.53-billion Local Government Support Fund in the…

  5. Incorrigible House

    Incorrigible House

    The country’s image concerning its commitment to development is also affected by the House’s misuse of the budget.

  6. SENATOR JV Ejercito, chairperson of the Senate finance panel, flags deep cuts to major railway projects and an additional P8.04 billion for flood control after receiving the General Appropriations Bill from the House of Representatives. The Senate panel found that P130 billion had been slashed from foreign-assisted projects and P40.4 billion cut from the Department of Transportation’s budget. The reallocation affected the funding for the Metro Manila Subway Project and the North-South Commuter Railway.

    House budget slashes rail projects

    Senator JV Ejercito flagged major changes to the House-approved ₱7.2-trillion 2027 national budget, including ₱130 billion in cuts to foreign-assisted…

  7. JV backs stronger health, calamity response

    JV backs stronger health, calamity response

    Senate finance committee chair JV Ejercito vowed a thorough review of the House-approved ₱7.2-trillion 2027 national budget, promising to address questionable…

  8. SENATOR JV Ejercito

    JV pushes P5-K PERA amid surging prices

    Senator JV Ejercito pushes to increase the monthly Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA) for government employees from ₱2,000 to ₱5,000 under Senate Bill…

  9. Ejercito eyes P2,000 senior stipend

    Ejercito eyes P2,000 senior stipend

    Senator JV Ejercito seeks to double the monthly social pension for indigent senior citizens from P1,000 to P2,000 amid rising costs of food, medicine,…